Chemistry of Life

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When is an ionic bond formed?

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when oppositely charged atoms gain or lose electrons

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What makes carbon so important to life?

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bonding properties

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What gives water so many important properties for life?

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hydrogen bonds give it polarity

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What makes a chemical reaction?

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breaking and forming of chemical bonds

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What are the smallest basic units of matter?

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atoms

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Exothermic reactions

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release more energy than they absorb

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Which of the following solutions has the highest Hydrogen ion concentration? a solution with a pH of 1, a solution with a pH of 4, a solution with a pH of 7, a solution with a pH of 10

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a solution with a pH of 1

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A catalyzed reaction

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uses less activation energy to get started

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Enzymes act on

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substrates

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Atoms that share electrons are

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in a covalent bond